Kansas high school basketball game scores: Andale boys rally for win over Collegiate
In nearly two decades coaching the Andale boys basketball team, Jeff Buchanan knows how difficult it is to pull off fourth-quarter comebacks.
Andale has already pulled that off twice in its first two games of the season, the most impressive coming on Tuesday evening when Andale rallied for a 58-47 home win over Collegiate, the No. 2-ranked team in Class 3A.
“We’ve had some ups and downs already, but in the end these guys have shown the grit and toughness and composure of how to win a ballgame,” Buchanan said. “There will be teams that go an entire season and never have that experience of fighting back and scrambling every which way to win a game. We’ve already done it twice, so this is something for us to build on and to know that we’re never out and there’s always an opportunity to turn the game.”
Collegiate is playing the first month of the season without talented sophomores Jaden Parker and Sebastian Hines-Turner, who are recovering from injuries sustained during football season.
But the Spartans are still plenty dangerous even without two stars, as sophomore A.J. Batiste (19 points) showed in helping Collegiate build a 40-34 lead on the road in an AV-CTL Division IV rivalry game.
After succumbing to Collegiate’s high-intensity pressure in the third quarter, Andale cut down on its turnovers and kept its poise for a dominant final eight-minute stretch when it outscored Collegiate 24-7.
The rally began with junior reserve Harrison Potucek, who scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter. He also assisted on some key baskets, namely 3-pointers from Michael Braaten, who finished with 16 points. Junior Austin Baalmann scored a team-high 19 points to lead Andale.
“Harrison got a couple of steals and found ways to get to the hole. He was our spark and he did the same thing for us (Friday in a come-from-behind win over Valley Center),” Buchanan said. “He started to take care of the ball and kept our composure. It was a great win for us.”
Find a complete recap of Kansas high school basketball game scores from the Wichita area from Tuesday, December 12, below.
Kansas high school basketball scores (December 12)
Boys
City League
Bishop Carroll 46, West 36
Heights 84, South 43
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 56, East 50
Northwest 71, Southeast 45
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League
Andale 58, Collegiate 47
Andover 73, Andover Central 61
Campus 83, Newton 63
Circle 54, Augusta 44
Clearwater 55, El Dorado 50
Derby 53, Arkansas City 23
Eisenhower 63, Valley Center 58
Goddard 64, Salina Central 55
Hutchinson 56, Salina South 39
Maize South 54, Maize 42
McPherson 82, Buhler 34
Mulvane 64, Winfield 45
Rose Hill 50, Wellington 45
Central Plains League
Cheney 75, Trinity Academy 48
Conway Springs 42, Caldwell 30
Inman 56, Kingman 48 (2 OT)
Central Kansas League
Halstead 42, Remington 37
Haven 63, Nickerson 36
Hesston 65, Smoky Valley 21
Remington 67, Halstead 65
Heart of America League
Halstead 42, Remington 37
Inman 56, Kingman 48 (2 OT)
Moundridge 67, Little River 17
Remington 67, Halstead 65
Sterling 61, Hoisington 33
Other area scores
Fredonia 80, Bluestem 47
Hutchinson Central Christian 72, Macksville 64
Girls
City League
Bishop Carroll 70, West 5
Heights 56, South 44
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 49, East 34
Southeast 63, Northwest 57 (OT)
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League
Andale 52, Collegiate 27
Andover 42, Andover Central 32
Circle 38, Augusta 31
Clearwater 68, El Dorado 18
Derby 61, Arkansas City 31
Maize South 54, Maize 33
McPherson 48, Buhler 37
Mulvane 35, Winfield 20
Newton 44, Campus 38
Salina Central 43, Goddard 33
Salina South 36, Hutchinson 28
Valley Center 33, Eisenhower 30
Wellington 54, Rose Hill 14
Central Plains League
Chaparral 55, Medicine Lodge 40
Cheney 43, Trinity Academy 42
Conway Springs 60, Caldwell 17
Inman 64, Kingman 34
Central Kansas League
Haven 38, Nickerson 32
Hesston 40, Smoky Valley 34
Heart of America League
Hoisington 52, Sterling 37
Inman 64, Kingman 34
Little River 66, Moundridge 48
Other area scores
Bluestem 49, Fredonia 21
Pretty Prairie 44, Oxford 37
